While some people don't like to hear about our 'series', I get enough positive pm's and emails from people across the country who feel the opposite...so here's a little something I found searching our records.
We haven't had "regular" Carpet Oval racing in Southern Calif. for many years, so it's not something our guys have had a lot of experience with, although we do have several who have been good at it when they travel.
Last season we had most of our expert class running 17.5/2s Lipo, and our Sportsman guys were mostly running the 21.5/2s class.
On 07-27-2008 Erik Steenhoven drove Carlton Duty's 21.5 car at Lindsay for a heat, when Carlton had to leave. (For those who don't know Erik, he is one of THE BEST on the WEST Coast)
His run was the fastest in the 21.5 class up to that point, by nearly a lap. Here's the progression over the past year.
7/27/2008 72/5:03.73 Erik Steenhoven
9/13/2008 72/5:03.18 Bryan Blaser
11/17/2008 72/5:02.22 Paul Cathey
Calif - Snowbird Warm-Up - Non Series Race @ Lindsay
1/18/2009 75/5:00.28 Brett Patti (Sportsman)
1/18/2009 77/5:02.26 Scot Petitclerc (Expert)
3/22/2009 75/5:03.02 Bryan Myers (Sportsman)
3/22/2009 77/5:01.33 Ken Collins (Expert)
5/16/2009 76/5:03.12 Art Hernandez (Sportsman)
5/16/2009 76/5:01.95 Ken Collins (Expert)
7/11/2009 75/5:00.93 Keith Brown (Sportsman)
7/11/2009 78/5:00.44 Jeff (HUMPTY) Helms (Expert)
9/12/2009 76/5:01.88 Brett Patti (Sportsman) ** Ifmar Start
9/12/2009 79/5:03.48 Erik Steenhoven (Expert) **Ifmar Start
** ON Sept 12th we started using IFMAR starts, which causes the first lap to be a complete lap instead of a fast lap, and both classes went faster than previous runs.
In just over 1 year, Steenhoven makes a run 7 laps faster than his first 21.5 run, with the same basic equipment. (Motor/Battery)
Add to this, the car he ran 72 laps with at the race in 2008 now belongs to Brad Muther, who is running the car "AS WAS" when he acquired it with which he's picked up to a
73/5:00.09 Brad Muther, and is still learning his setups, and lost 3/4 of a lap when he bicycled the car.
IMHO it's so cool to see a progression as guys continue to learn and refine setups.
We haven't had "regular" Carpet Oval racing in Southern Calif. for many years, so it's not something our guys have had a lot of experience with, although we do have several who have been good at it when they travel.
Last season we had most of our expert class running 17.5/2s Lipo, and our Sportsman guys were mostly running the 21.5/2s class.
On 07-27-2008 Erik Steenhoven drove Carlton Duty's 21.5 car at Lindsay for a heat, when Carlton had to leave. (For those who don't know Erik, he is one of THE BEST on the WEST Coast)
His run was the fastest in the 21.5 class up to that point, by nearly a lap. Here's the progression over the past year.
7/27/2008 72/5:03.73 Erik Steenhoven
9/13/2008 72/5:03.18 Bryan Blaser
11/17/2008 72/5:02.22 Paul Cathey
Calif - Snowbird Warm-Up - Non Series Race @ Lindsay
1/18/2009 75/5:00.28 Brett Patti (Sportsman)
1/18/2009 77/5:02.26 Scot Petitclerc (Expert)
3/22/2009 75/5:03.02 Bryan Myers (Sportsman)
3/22/2009 77/5:01.33 Ken Collins (Expert)
5/16/2009 76/5:03.12 Art Hernandez (Sportsman)
5/16/2009 76/5:01.95 Ken Collins (Expert)
7/11/2009 75/5:00.93 Keith Brown (Sportsman)
7/11/2009 78/5:00.44 Jeff (HUMPTY) Helms (Expert)
9/12/2009 76/5:01.88 Brett Patti (Sportsman) ** Ifmar Start
9/12/2009 79/5:03.48 Erik Steenhoven (Expert) **Ifmar Start
** ON Sept 12th we started using IFMAR starts, which causes the first lap to be a complete lap instead of a fast lap, and both classes went faster than previous runs.
In just over 1 year, Steenhoven makes a run 7 laps faster than his first 21.5 run, with the same basic equipment. (Motor/Battery)
Add to this, the car he ran 72 laps with at the race in 2008 now belongs to Brad Muther, who is running the car "AS WAS" when he acquired it with which he's picked up to a
73/5:00.09 Brad Muther, and is still learning his setups, and lost 3/4 of a lap when he bicycled the car.
IMHO it's so cool to see a progression as guys continue to learn and refine setups.